Skepta is making good on his promise to go at Joyner Lucas. After the 2 rappers had a pointed back-and-forth by way of Twitter and alluded to a United States versus United Kingdom rap battle, Skepta has now launched the brand new observe “Pleasant Fireplace,” which takes purpose at Lucas, calling out the rapper from Massachusetts.
“Joyner Lucas, you bastard/Why you rap such as you studied at Harvard? / Catch ’em outdoors and transfer to him, heartless / Cuts, bruises, and plasters / If I see him on tour in London, I bounce on stage and transfer to his dancers / Who stated that I’ma lose? I would like solutions..”
From there, Skepta slams Lucas for his background and lack of economic success; however he not solely goes in on Lucas: “Pleasant Fireplace” additionally blasts DJ Akademiks (“Time to wipe the smile off Ak’s face / Time to say, ‘Chat, W Skepta.’”) and Ebro Darden:
“Outdated man Ebro askin’ me silly questions / Tryna use me to get clicks / I stated what I stated / Now I am reaping the advantages, this ain’t beef, that is costly / You understand I ain’t tryna lose kilos, I ain’t on the Ozempic / Come uptown, white wine, hummus and breadsticks…”
This entire saga started on July 3, when Skepta introduced on X that he needs to tackle a U.S. rapper on wax; and he proposed a number of battles between U.Okay. and U.S. artists.
“I wanna conflict an American rapper anyway,” Skepta tweeted. “Lastly get this U.Okay./U.S. rap debate sorted.”
“The second I’ve been ready for… the phrase, Joyner Lucas vs @Skepta #UKvsUS,” Lucas tweeted in response. Skepta fired again — claiming that he’d reference Lucas on an upcoming diss observe supposed for A$AP Rocky — which he later stated was simply him hyping issues up as he doesn’t plan to diss Rocky.
“It’s possible you’ll minimize the numbers on the market and I respect it,” he stated of Lucas’ fanbase. “So, once I make my diss observe for Rocky, I’m gonna provide you with two bars after which make one of many younger Gs simply rub you out… I didn’t do the work that I did for Jonah [sic] Lucas simply to be saying my identify anyhow. I obtained diss observe on YouTube with 30 million views, no ad-libs. It’s ranges, bro.”
Joyner then posted a viral video of comic Aries Spears mocking British grime. Skepta additionally issued a warning to Lucas by way of Instagram.
“Hey Jonah, I wasn’t even gonna reply again however I’m a rapper’s rapper,” Skepta wrote on his IG Story. “I’m gonna respect the truth that you stood up and stated one thing. The primary man, you get me? However that is simply one other instance of the ignorance. Jonah, when you was from the U.Okay., fam? Quiet, bro, perceive?”
You may take a look at “Pleasant Fireplace” beneath.
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